1963 World Netball Championships

1963 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country England
CityEastbourne
Dates2–14 August 1963 (1963-08-02 – 1963-08-14)
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place England
1967 →

The 1963 World Netball Championships was the first edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial international netball competition. It was held from 2 August to 14 August and in Eastbourne, England. It featured eleven teams. In a round robin style format, Australia won all of their matches and considered the inaugural title holders.[1]

Round-Robin

All of the matches were played on British Summer Time.[2]

Round 1

2 August
11:00 		Australia  82–12  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), R. Norman (Northern Ireland)
2 August
11:18 		England  45–42  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), N. Ashworth (South Africa)
2 August
11:36 		Trinidad and Tobago  58–22  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England)
2 August
15:00 		New Zealand  112–4  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Williams (Wales)
McMaster Goals scored 86
2 August
15:00 		Scotland  21–59  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), L. Lewis (Trinidad)

Round 2

3 August
10:30 		Australia  70–10  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), L. Lewis (Trinidad)
3 August
10:48 		Jamaica  31–61  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), M. de Silva (Ceylon)
3 August
11:06 		Northern Ireland  16–51  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), L. Behrman (South Africa)
3 August
17:00 		England  16–72  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: R. Gorman (Northern Ireland), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Scoring by half: 9–36, 7–36
3 August
17:18 		South Africa  28–33  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), L. Hunter (Scotland)

Round 3

5 August
10:30 		Ceylon  9–89  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), L. Lewis (Trinidad)
5 August
10:48 		Scotland  47–26  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Wall (England)
5 August
11:06 		South Africa  48–26  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
5 August
15:00 		Australia  44–30  England    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: N. Ashworth (South Africa)
Scoring by half: 20–16, 24–14
Caldow Goals scored 31
Mciver Goals scored 13 		Cairncross Goals scored 15
Hindmarsh Goals scored 15
5 August
15:00 		Jamaica  61–15  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), B. Stone (New Zealand)

Round 4

6 August
10:30 		Australia  94–7  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
McIver Goals scored 50
Wilson Goals scored 44 		Willet Goals scored 6
Treharne Goals scored 1
6 August
10:48 		England  29–56  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
Scoring by half: 20–25, 9–31
Hindmarsh Goals scored 15
Cairncross Goals scored 14 		McMaster Goals scored 44
Blair Goals scored 12
6 August
11:06 		Jamaica  42–20  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Sinclair Goals scored 29
Joses Goals scored 9
Edmondson Goals scored 4 		Kerrigan Goals scored 15
McCarthy Goals scored 5
6 August
15:00 		Northern Ireland  11–59  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (Northern Ireland)
Stone Goals scored 6
Walker Goals scored 5 		Francis Goals scored 43
John Goals scored 16
6 August
15:00 		West Indies  44–21  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)
Campbell Goals scored 34
Ings Goals scored 9 		Blake Goals scored 14
Sachirbasan Goals scored 7

Round 5

7 August
10:30 		New Zealand  51–23  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), M. Morris (Australia)
7 August
10:48 		Ceylon  36–33  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland)
7 August
11:06 		Northern Ireland  54–15  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. da Silva (Ceylon)
7 August
15:00 		Australia  52–19  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), B. Stone (New Zealand)
McIver Goals scored 28
Caldow Goals scored 24
7 August
15:00 		England  49–21  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

Round 6

8 August
10:30 		Australia  37–36  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
8 August
10:48 		Scotland  28–36  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), N. Ashworth (South Africa)
8 August
11:06 		Wales  19–55  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
8 August
17:00 		Ceylon  21–46  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)
8 August
17:18 		England  47–29  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), B. Stone (New Zealand)

Round 7

9 August
10:30 		Ceylon  42–29  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: N. Ashworth (South Africa), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)
Sachithanan Goals scored 26
Blake Goals scored 16 		Stone Goals scored 16
Green Goals scored 13
9 August
10:48 		England  63–17  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), M. Williams (Wales)
Hindmarsch Goals scored 41
Burke Goals scored 22 		Kerrigan Goals scored 11
McCarthy Goals scored 6
9 August
11:06 		Jamaica  42–24  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), B. Stone (New Zealand)
Edmondson Goals scored 29
Jones Goals scored 13 		Campbell Goals scored 17
Marshall Goals scored 7
9 August
15:00 		South Africa  86–18  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England)
Pieterse Goals scored 74
Laubscher Goals scored 12 		Willett Goals scored 13
Morris Goals scored 5
9 August
15:00 		Australia  34–12  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Wilson Goals scored 27
McIver Goals scored 7 		Francis Goals scored 6
Walker Goals scored 6

Round 8

10 August
10:30 		Australia  56–12  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), L. Behrman (South Africa)
Caldow Goals scored 32
Wilson Goals scored 24 		Kerrogan Goals scored 9
McCartny Goals scored 3
10 August
10:48 		Northern Ireland  13–40  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), E. Pate (Ceylon)
Stone Goals scored 8
Green Goals scored 5 		Campbel Goals scored 30
Ince Goals scored 10
10 August
11:06 		England  74–7  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. de Silva (Ceylon), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Hindmarch Goals scored 47
Burke Goals scored 27 		Morris Goals scored 4
Willet Goals scored 3
10 August
17:00 		Ceylon  23–45  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: R. Gorman (Northern Ireland), L. McConchie (Australia)
Blake Goals scored 15
Sachirhanan Goals scored 8 		Francis Goals scored 23
John Goals scored 22
10 August
17:18 		New Zealand  60–13  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England)
McMaster Goals scored 47
Blair Goals scored 13 		Pieterse Goals scored 7
Lauscher Goals scored 6

Round 9

12 August
10:30 		New Zealand  85–7  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Wall (England)
Scoring by half: 37–7, 48–0
Moananui Goals scored 66
12 August
10:48 		Ceylon  26–48  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)
12 August
11:06 		Trinidad and Tobago  30–27  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
12 August
15:00 		Australia  93–5  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), N. Ashworth (South Africa)
Scoring by half: 46–5, 47–0
12 August
15:00 		Jamaica  43–20  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), E. Pate (Ceylon)

Round 10

13 August
10:30 		Jamaica  24–28  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
13 August
10:48 		Scotland  33–34  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. de Silva (Ceylon), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)
13 August
11:06 		Australia  67–28  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), M. Williams (Wales)
13 August
15:00 		England  82–15  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland)
Scoring by quarter: 20–2, 21–5, 17–6, 24–2
13 August
15:00 		New Zealand  88–15  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinston (Jamaica), M. Morris (Australia)
Scoring by quarter: 19–5, 25–4, 23–3, 20–3

Round 11

14 August
10:30 		England  46–18  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)
14 August
10:48 		New Zealand  73–23  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), N. Ashworth (South Africa)
14 August
11:06 		Northern Ireland  26–53  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
14 August
15:00 		Ceylon  34–39  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad)
Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 6–7, 6–10, 16–6
14 August
15:00 		Jamaica  46–27  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), M. Williams (Wales)
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 14–10, 9–3, 15–6

Final placings

Place Nation[3]
Gold  Australia
Silver  New Zealand
Bronze  England
4  Trinidad and Tobago
5  Jamaica
6  South Africa
7  West Indies
8  Scotland
9  Ceylon
10  Wales
11  Northern Ireland

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Coach: Lorna McConchie 		 New Zealand
Coach: Dixie Cockerton 		 England
Coach: Ellen Marsh
Joyce Brown (c)
Margaret Caldow
Valerie Eaton
Corrin Fleming
Annette Foley
Jeanette McIver
June Noseda
Wilma Ritchie
Ingrid Tough
Madeleine Wilson 		Lesley Baker
Judy Blair
Pamela Edmonds (c)
Rebecca Faulkner
Joan Martin
Colleen McMaster
Betty McNamara
Lois Muir
Elva Simpson
Mirth Te Moananui 		Kathie Bays
Betty Burke
Annette Cairncross
Margaret Eve
Blanche Fidler
Jean Heath
Josephine Higgins (c)
Valerie Hindmarsh
Judith Iddon
Patricia Spratt
Anne Stevenson
Pat Wells

Source:[4]


References

  1. ^ "1963 World Netball Championships". Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "1963 The first World Netball Tournament". Our Netball History. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball I World Championship 1963 Eastbourne". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.